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On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor and innovator, received the first patent for an “apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” a device he called the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Old telephone made of copper Phones are integral to the everyday lives of most people, but who should be regarded as the device's ...

On this day in Boston history, the first ever successful phone call was made. Many know the story of the telephone's invention by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, ending in the call with the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Before the iPhone’s marimba ringtone, before rotary phones, even before the candlestick telephone, it all started in New Haven. The New Haven Museum displays a replica of ...

March 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring independence ...

Here’s a quick history lesson: On March 10, 1876, inventor Alexander Graham Bell -- the man behind the telephone -- successfully made the first phone call in history. The call was to his assistant, ...

It’s not often you get to hear with the 19th century sounded like, but thanks to 3D scanning and old wax cylinders, it’s possible. And now, for the very first time, we know what Alexander Graham Bell, ...